Kitchen-cabinet.



No. 662,903. Patented Dec. 4, |900. L. ARNULD.

KITCHEN CABINET.

(Application filed Apr. 24, 1900,

(No Rodel.)

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 662,903, dated December 4, 1900.

Application led April 24, 1900.

T0 cir/ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEVI ARNOLD, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Blackwell, in the county of Kay, Oklahoma Territory, have invented a new and useful Kitchen-Cabinet, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvement-s in kitchen-cabinets.

One object of the present invention is to improve the construction of kitchen-cabinets, more especially the mechanism for controlling the discharge of flour and analogous ma terial from the bins or receptacles, and to enable such material to be discharged in predetermined quantities without liability of any of the dust escaping.

A further object of the invention is to provide an eiiicient agitator for forcing iiour and similar material from the bins or receptacles.

One invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

ln the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a kitchemcabinet constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional vew of the upper portion of the kitcheircabnet. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the removable sitter. Fig. 4t is a detail sectional view illustrating the manner of securing the sitter to the extension or hopper. Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view of one of the cut-ois- Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of the upper cut-o, illustrating the construction of the segmental lip or cutter. Fig. 7 is a detail sectional view illustrating the manner of detachably interlocking the sifter with the extension or hopper.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

1 designates a casing provided at its upper portion with opposite bins or receptacles 2, from which depend hoppers or extensions 3, located within a central portion 4E of the casing and each consisting of a cylindrical lower portion 5 and a flared upper portion 6.. Within the cylindrical portion of the hoppers or eX- tensions are arranged upper and lower circular cut-offs 7 and S, consisting of disks of Serial No. 14,165. (No model.)

sheet metal or other suitable material mounted upon pivots or pintles 9 and 10, disposed centrally of the cut-offs and extending beyond the front of the hopper or extension to provide curved arms 1l and 12.' The upper cut-oii is located at the upper extremity of the cylindrical portion of the hopper or extension, and it is provided at its side, which is swung upward in opening.l with a depending segmental lip or cutter 13, arranged as clearly illustrated in Fig. 6 of the accompanying drawings and adapted to cut-its wayT through the contents of the hopper to permit the upper cut-off to close freely. Also by swinging the cutoff through the flared portion of the hopper or extension the contents thereof are agitated and are prevented from lodging at that point.

Each of the curved arms 11 and 12 is eX- tended upward and laterally to one side of the pivot or pintle and is curved downward to a point below the same, and its terminal is bent outward at right angles to receive a knob or grip and is connected with a coiled spring 14. The coiled spring 14, which is suitably connected with the curved arm and the exterior of the hopper or extension, extends downward from the outer end of the said arm and is located below and at one side of the pivot or pintle when the circular cut-off is in a horizontal position or closed. When the handle or arm is swung upward to open the cut-off, the spring is distended, being carried upward and inward, and its upper end is carried above the plane of the pivot or pintle, whereby the latter will form a stop to prevent the curved arm from being swung over too far. Also this arrangement will prevent the spring from being carried beyond the center of the cut-o, and it will always be in position to close the cut-off automatically when the curved arm is released. The extension or hopper is preferably provided on its interior with projections 15 and 16, forming stops for positively limiting the movement of the cut-off. The stops 15 are arranged at the upper face of the cut-01T. when the latter is in a horizontal position, and lthe stop 161, which is located above the stops 15, is disposed near the center of the cut-off, or in line with the pivot or pintle, to stop the cut-od when the latter is in a vertical position.

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ing and arranging the cut-offs in this manner there is no liability of any fiour or dust escaping from the hopper or extension when they are operated, and elastic washers or disks may be arranged on the exterior of the eX- tension or casing, around the end portions of the pintles or pivots, to provide tight joints at these points. The upper cut-off is also adapted to operate as an agitator, and the curved lip, which tapers, as clearly illust-rated in Fig. 6 of the accompanying drawings, is adapted to cut its way through the flour or other material to carry a portion thereof downward and also to facilitate the closing of the cut-off.

The space between the disks or cut-offs constitutes a measuring-compartmentQwhich may be of any desired capacity, and by opening the upper cut-off a portion of the contents of the bin or receptacle is permitted to enter the measuring-compartment. The upper cut-off is then closed to shut ol'f the supply of material, and the lower cut-oft' may then be opened to discharge the measured flour or meal into a sifter 17. The sifter 17 is provided at the bottom with a sieve 18, and operating in connection with the latter is a rotary agitator 18, of the ordinaryconstruction, provided with an exterior crank-handle 19. Each cylindrical extension is provided at one side with a projecting lug 20, and it has a perforation 21 at its opposite side to be engaged by a catch 22 of the sifter, which is provided with a keeper 23, adapted to be engaged bythe said projection or lug 2O and constructed substantially the same as that shown and described in Patent No. 638,373, granted to me December 5, 1899. The keeper 23, which is located above a recess or slot 24, is constructed of metal or other suitable material and consists of a horizontal outwardlyeextending bend and a peripheral portion forming a continuation oi' the upper edge of the sifter. The outward bend of the keeper is adapted to slip over the lug 2O and permits the same to pass beneath -the peripheral portion, which is effected by partially rotating the sifter. The recess or slot of the sifter is preferably inclined, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 3, to wedge the sifter on the extension or hopper, and the bend may consist of a piece of sheet metal secured to the exterior of the sifter, or it may be constructed of wire, as shown and described.

The catch 22, which is mounted on the sifter at the top of the handle, consists of a spring-actuated bolt or pin 25, arranged Within a casing 26 and guided in a perforation of the same and in a perforation of the body of the sifter, and a lever 27 for actuating the pin or bolt to disengage it from the perforation of the hopper or extension. The pin or bolt is provided between its ends with a collar or ange 28, and a coiled spring, which is disposed on the said pin or bolt, is interposed between the collar or fiange and the outer end of the casing. The outer end of the casing is provided with an opening through which extends the lever 27, which is of bellcrank form and which is provided at its angle with a depending loop 29, which rests upon the top of the handle of the sifter and which forms a fulcrum for the lever. The upwardly-extending arm of the lever is bifurcated and receives the pin or bolt between the collar or ange and the body of the sifter, against which it is held by the spring; but in Fig. 4 of the drawings the latter is shown slightly compressed, the arm of the lever being spaced from the body of the sifter to illustrate the parts more clearly. By depressing the outer port-ion of the lever, which is provided with a thumb-piece, the bolt or pin is reciprocated and is moved outward to disengage it from the hopper or extension. When the sifter is located on the cylindrical portion of the extension or hopper to engage the lng 20 with the slot, the catch automatically engages the perforation of the said hopper or extension.

The upper edge 29 of the sieve is seated within an annular groove 30 of the body portion of the sifter, which is provided at its lower end with a removable bottom 3l, having a flange 32, which extends upward into the lower end of the body portion ofthe sitter. The removable bottom extends beyond the lower edges of the body portion of the sifter to enable it to be readily grasped in removing it from and replacing it on the sifter.

Each bin or receptacle is provided with a vertically-reciprocating horizontally-swinging agitator 32, operating on substantially the same principle as that shown and described in the said patent and provided with a vertically-movable rod or stem 33, supported in an elevated position by a coiled spring 34 and extending through the upper enlarged portion of the hopper or extension. In order to prevent the escape of flour or other material when the rod or stem is moved vertically, a iiexible sleeve, of fabric or other material, is provided, and this flexible sleeve 35 is constructed and arranged the same as that shown and described in the said patent.

The agitator 32 is provided with inner and outer depending curved arms 36 and 37, extending downward and outward from the upper and lower ends of the vertical stem or rod 38, offset from the vertically-reciprocatingrod 33 and connected with the same by braces 39 and 40, extending from the upper end of the rod 38 at an angle to each other and suitably secured tothe vertically-reciprocating rod 33. These depending arms, which are arranged in annular series, are adapted to be drawn downward through the iour or other material and may also be swung or oscillated horizontally, and it will be apparent that they form an effective agitator and will prevent the iiour or other material from clogging and will enable the same to be entirely removed from the bin or receptacle.

It will be apparent that the cut-offs of the measuring-compartments are efficient, that IIO :tov

the upper one serves as an agitator, and that i'lou r or dust is e'ltectually prevented from escaping.

The kitchencabinet may be constructed single, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, or it may be made double to enable it to he placed in a wall or partition separating a dining-room from a kitchen, so that it will front in each room.

What I claim is-' l. In a device of the class described, the combination of a hopper having a cylindrical extension, and a circular cut-off pivotally mounted within the cylindrical extension and provided at one of its edges with a projecting` lip arranged at an angle to the plane of the cut-off and adapted to move through the lnaterial and agitate the same, substantially as described.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of a hopper having a cylindrical extension, and a pivoted cutoff consisting of a diskprovided at one edge with a depending tapering lip or cutter arranged at an angle to the plane of the cut-off and adapted to cut its way through the material, to agitate the same, and to facilitate the closing of the cut-off, substantially as described.

In a device of the class described, the combination of a hopper having a cylindrical portion, a cut-oil, consisting of a disk arranged within the hopper, a pivot carrying the cutoff and provided with an exterior arm, said arm being curved upward and laterally and terminating at a point below the pivot at one side of the same, and a coiled spring arranged below and connected with the outer end of the arm, whereby the pivot will serve as a stop to prevent the spring from swinging beyond the center, substantially as described.

4. In a device of the class described, the combination of a hopper, a cut-off arranged within the hopper and provided with a lip or cutter disposed at an angle to the plane of the cut'off, a pivot journaled on the hopper and carrying the cut-off and provided with au exterior arm extended laterally and downwardly,a stop fixed to the hopper and arranged to be engaged by the cut-oil? and a spring located at the outer end ot the arm and at a point below the pivot and holding the cut-oft against the stop, substantially as and for the purpose described.

5. In a device of the class described, the combination of a hopper having a cylindrical portion, upper and lower cut-offs consisting of disks, the upper cut-off being provided at its periphery with a depending lip or cutter, pivots carrying the cut-ois and provided with exterior arms curved upward and laterally and terminating at points below the pivots, stops arranged to be engaged by the cut-offs and springs connected with the outer ends of the arms and located below the same and holding the cut-offs against the stops, substantially as and for the purpose described.

6. In a device of the class described, the combination of a bin or receptacle having an extension, a sifter having a handle, a casing mounted on the sifter at the top of the handle, a Springactuated pin or bolt guided by the casing and adapted to engage the extension of the bin or receptacle, and a bell-crank lever engaging the pin or bolt and provided at its angle with a depending portion resting upon the handle of the sitter, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own. I have hereto aiiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

LEVI ARNOLD. Witnesses:

W. U. TETIRICK, J oHN R. MAY. 

